I am very impressed with the GREAT of entries we got.
and I hope you all will join us for our next mini challenge
(http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=139&t=888241)The 7 Towers. (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=139&t=1057728&highlight=Towers)

Ok we have one big winner:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/robertoortiz1/FXWARS/cupfx.gif

DESCRIPTION: My first FXWars challenge. The is the first honest to goodness start-to-end animation I've made in a looong time. Felt good to push all the way through and finish this sucker. This is a freeform entry of a plane crash. The plane is keyframed animation until it starts falling apart. Missiles and buildings are all simulations. Animated and rendered in Lightwave 3D, simulations by Bullet Physics engine. Minifig model provided by Brainsample, thanks Bro. I'll get the new hats and skin to you. :D

Congratz!

-R
Legacy Post:
The FXWARS challenge was established to push the boundaries of what can be done in CG with a insanely limited amount of time.

DESCRIPTION: My first FXWars challenge. The is the first honest to goodness start-to-end animation I've made in a looong time. Felt good to push all the way through and finish this sucker. This is a freeform entry of a plane crash. The plane is keyframed animation until it starts falling apart. Missiles and buildings are all simulations. Animated and rendered in Lightwave 3D, simulations by Bullet Physics engine. Minifig model provided by Brainsample, thanks Bro. I'll get the new hats and skin to you. :D

Cyberone

07-17-2012, 10:15 AM

Name: Simon Bull

Still:

http://i879.photobucket.com/albums/ab359/cybertwo/LegoPost.png

Description:
A soldier tries to stop a wave of block robots by calling in for help.
This is a freeform entry made using: Stock Maya dynamics, LDD, leoCAD, After effects, nuke and blender.

For me its a tough choice between Wyatt Haris and Manja. I enjoyed both of their submissions. From a simulation point of view I'd have to choose Manja as the demolition had good weight and dynamics. I also loved the voxelized smoke which was a nice touch.